What do local Councillors do? Lyminge Parish Council has 13 councillors who represent 3 wards – Lyminge, Etchinghill and Rhodes Minnis. Councillors are elected and are unpaid. The next election is May 2019. There is a legal requirement for councillors to attend a minimum number of meetings and to abide by a Members’ Code of […]

Click here to find out more about the recipients The Parish Council extends grateful thanks to John Piddock for being the photographer on all three occasions. Photographs taken at the Awards Evening on Saturday 24th September, on Monday 10th October and Thursday 13th October 2016

Council – Agenda Minutes These are the Agendas and Unconfirmed Minutes for 2017 January 2017 9 January – General Purposes – Agenda Minutes 18 January – Finance & Administration – Agenda Minutes 30 January – Council […]

8th February 2017/Comments Off on How do I report faults on Kent’s roads and pavements?

Highway Fault Reporting KCC has improved its web based means of reporting faults on roads and pavements in Kent via: http://www.kent.gov.uk/roads-and-travel/report-a-problem If you think that a situation may be an emergency, please call KCC immediately on 03000 41 81 81 to report it. Please keep reporting any faults direct to KCC. […]

8th February 2017/Comments Off on How do I arrange for a collection of a bulky refuse item?

Shepway District Council offers a special collection service for the removal of bulky household items and a separate service for the collection of old fridges and freezers. There are small charges for each service. The quickest and easiest way to arrange a special collection is over the telephone, with payment by credit or debit card. Contact […]

Parish councillors are elected by the public and serve four-year terms. Following elections, councils appoint a chair, or town mayor in town councils. Parish councillors were unpaid positions until 04 when allowance schemes were introduced to encourage more people to stand. Allowances, which tend not to be very large, are at the discretion of the […]

8th February 2017/Comments Off on How do I bring a matter to the attention of the Council?

You might be concerned about any number of matters and you can bring your concerns to the Council by: 1. Contacting the Clerk. Do this as soon as you become aware of a problem – the sooner an issue is reported the sooner the chance of it being resolved. In appropriate cases, where the Parish Council […]